+1
AirBnB is a near no-go for us. It CAN happen, but it’s usually more trouble than it’s worth. In general a “conference hotel” is preferred and much easier to justify.
On 3/20/17, 11:03 AM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Tim McGeary" <CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG on behalf of timmcgeary_at_GMAIL.COM> wrote:
I will put in another concern about depending on AirBnB. Universities are
now defining strict guidelines again using AirBnB for business travel
specifically because travel insurance, workman's compensation, and other
liabilities are not coverable for employees using AirBnB.
As a previous conference committee chair, I would personally suggest
getting a hotel contract near the venue you decide to use and then
recommend room sharing. For other conferences in DC, the negotiated rates
have been less than $200, so room sharing keeps it under $100. Using a
conference management service, like CONCENTRA, will help give you more
negotiating power.
Tim
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:03 PM Kim, Bohyun <bkim_at_hshsl.umaryland.edu>
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> For next year’s Code4Lib conference, the DC team has put together a
> hosting proposal for Washington D.C.
> https://wiki.code4lib.org/2018_Hosting_Proposals
>
> We would love to hear what you think!
>
> Thank you,
> 2018 Code4Lib at D.C. Organizational Committee
> ------
> Jaime Mears - Library of Congress (Chair)
> Boyhun Kim - University of Maryland, Baltimore, Health Sciences and Human
> Services Library
> Nick Kerelchuck - DC Public Libraries
> Joel Richard - Smithsonian Libraries
> Ben Wallberg- University of Maryland Libraries
> Kate Dohe - University of Maryland Libraries
>
>
> --
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